The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-16
RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED BY
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
The Chances for the Passage Of the
Memphis Bridge Bill Crow
Simmer Every Day.
INVESTIGATION OF The TEXAS
FRAUDS CONTINUED.
The Eads Tehuantepec Job Up In
the Senate-The House COnsid-
eIs the Diplomatic Bill.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPKAL.I

No. 1906 F STREET, WASHINGTON, ID.
O., February l5.-There is nothing
new ia regard to the bridge bill, and
there seems to be no hope OF &C.
complisbing anything towards pro-
vidiDg Memphis with a means OF
transit across the Mississippi until the
end of the session, when, as these dis
patches have already indicated, an
effort will be made 10 pass the bill
under suspension Of the rules. The
Committee on Rules has decided not
TO ate npt to report any resolution for
the purpose of setting apart a session
OF the House for any particular object
unless Mr.. Willis can be induced to re-
lire fiom his position in regard to the
educational bill. At present any
resolution that might be reported from
thai committee might be amsnded so
a. to substitute for the special object
desired. AT present Mr.. Willis is OBJ.
stinsts in this regard. 1t may be,
however, that he can DO induced, when
he sees that there is no hope of his
resolution in regard to the Blair bill
being reported from the Committee
on Rul 8, to promise not to attempt
any amendment to resolution
providing for a special session on
bridge bills. He is being approached
to see how lar he is willing to recede
from his present position in that d.
reCtion. He, with number of other
members of the House, is confident
that if the b air bill could be brought
to vote that it would be passed, and
he may obstinately demand that it be
given chancs.
.THR FOLLOWING HOUSE BILLS
were today reported favorably to the
Senate: To pension Thomas B. Walsh,
late of Company d, Tenth Tennessee
Cavalry; 10 grant an honorable dis
charge to Henry Linsbough, late Of
Company A. Third Tennessee Mount
ed Infantry Volunteers; to remove the
charge of desertion from the record Of
T. ], Payne, late of Company F, Sec.
ond Tennessee Cavalry; to cause the
name OF Fred T. Barnes to be entered
as a private on the muster roll Of
Company F, Tennessee Cavalry, and
to add the fact that he was captured
with his regiment ct Union City and
sent to Andersonville prison, where
he died; TO pension VIM. s.
Bewley, late Company O, Eighth Reg
iment Tennessee Infantry Volunteers,
MR.. ZACH TAYLOR INTRODUCED THE
PETITION
of Wilkin Thomas, OF Shelby county,
and Mr.. Ballentine, that of John
Shelton, of Gales county, to have their
claims referred to the COURT OF
Claims.
Mr.. VAN EATON ASKED CONGRESS
to appropriate an additional sum OF
$4,000 for the repair OF the road to the
National cemetery at Natchez, Miss
the sum of $4,000 already sppropri.
sted not having been sufficient for the
purpose.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The Senate Committee on Com.
merce has concluded its lsbors upon
the river and harbor bill, which will bs
reported tomorrow.
THE OFFICIAL SEPARATION OF TIKI
PRESIDENT AND MR.. MANNING.
The following correspondence be
tween the President and Secretary
Manniu g in regard 10 the lattel's with
drAwal from the Cabinet was made
public this evening:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, /
WASHINGTON. February IA.
My DEAR SIR:-ln view o
the near adjournment OF Congress!
and in order that the time may suffice
for the selection and confirmation o.
my successor, l desire again 10 place
my resignation of the Office of Score
tary Of the Treasury in your hands
and trust that you will now deem it,
acceptance no detrimeDt to the public
service. When you requested me las
June to delay insisting upon the &C
ceptance of my resignation, as again il
our conference of last October, yor
honored me with such terms of per
sonal consideration, aud expressed 81
grave a decision in respect to the re
qujrements of the public service, tina
1t was as impossible to questio nv
duty as to forget your kindness.
have not spared myself in tho an
deavor to comply With your ~isi
ard to Contribute to TIE
aupport OF the policies which
hsv5 illustrated your admlnistra Iol
Thu apr lsching end OF The Fo'ty
nintu Congress marks period In you
own term of Office and in the division
of our political calendar. II
change must occur in the heads of de
parlments and at your council board
II is cleaI that your personal conven
fence and public interests are bes
subserved should it occur now. More
over, the financial situation is to b.
seriously different from that which
opened before us when the presen
Congress entered upon its life AM
upon the opportunities created by
transfer of the peoples tr0st to mes
hRuds In this most critical condition
the circumspect execution OF wis
fiscal policy or of administrative re
forms in the collection and dis urss
ment of our colossal revenues ia M
alone demanded, though labors sue
as these have exsc,ed and exhibited
the abilities of our foremost statesmen
since the constitution of the govern
msnt. But there is a SO an exhaustin
round OF daily administrative task
which, however subordinate and els !
ical, an efficient Secretary OF tn
Treasury cannot and should no
evade. These are tasks beyond m.
present strength. 1 therefore submi
to your consideration and judgmen
! that, in asking release by the 4th O
} March, or as soon a. you may seleC
, my successor, fulfill a duty to m
family that may now be permitted t
! outweigh the duty Of accepting longe
that assignment of public service
, which you two years age did me ,h
} honor to make. Returning to tn
! ranks OF that great psrly which ha
, called you to its head, shall si
hope 10 follow it, fortunes under you
success ful guidance with felloN
J citizens loyal pride. Very respect
, iu.l youis, DANIEL MANNISG.
, EXECUTIVE MANSION, /
WASHING ron, February Is. !
The Hon. Daniel Manning, Secretary Of th
TreaIury;
, My DEAR SR-Ycur formal letter {
resignation, which l have received
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